Strange Birthday Customs From Around the World: Instead of pinches or punches, birthday kids in Brazil get tugs on the earlobe. They get one for each year of their life. Then, when it is time to cut their cake instead of getting the honorary first slice, they give it to a special relative or friend. Canada In parts of Canada, the birthday child s nose is greased for good luck. When they least suspect it, they are ambushed and greased by friends or family. Denmark In Denmark, a flag is flown outside the home of the person having the birthday. Then, the parents place the birthday gifts around the birthday child s bed while he or she is sleeping, so that is the first thing they see when they wake up. Germany Germany has birthday candles for their cakes as well, but they let their candles burn on the cake from dawn to dusk. The candles are lit by a family member at sunrise and they are blown out by the birthday person after dinner. Plus, in Germany on his 30th birthday an unmarried man is supposed to sweep the steps of city hall as there friends and family liter. This is supposed to show single women that he is single and can keep house well. Jamaica It should come as no surprise that people dance to reggae music on their birthday in Jamaica. What is strange is the fact that they flour the birthday child while they are dancing to reggae music. Holland In Holland, they have birthdays known as crown years. The crown years are the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 21st birthdays. These birthdays are marked with larger gifts. The family also decorates a birthday chair with seasonal flowers, streamers, and balloons. Russia Russia does not have birthday cakes. Instead, the Russians eat birthday pies. A birthday pie in Russia may have a greeting or note craved in the pie crust.
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